wood

英 [wʊd] 美 [wʊd]

n.  木; 木头; 木料; 木材; 木柴; 树林; 林地; (保龄球戏的)木瓶

复数:woods

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牛津词典

noun

  1. 木;木头;木料;木材;木柴
    the hard material that the trunk and branches of a tree are made of; this material when it is used to build or make things with, or as a fuel
    1. He chopped some wood for the fire.
      他劈了些柴烧火。
    2. a plank of wood
      一长条木板
    3. All the furniture was made of wood .
      这里所有的家具都是用木料制作的。
    4. a wood floor
      木地板
    5. furniture made of a variety of different woods
      用各种不同的木材制作的家具
  2. 树林;林地
    an area of trees, smaller than a forest
    1. a large wood
      一大片树林
    2. a walk in the woods
      在树林中散步
  3. (保龄球戏的)木瓶
    a heavy wooden ball used in the game of bowls
    1. 木头球杆(旧时通常有木制顶部的高尔夫球杆)
      a golf club with a large head, that was usually made of wood in the past

      柯林斯词典

      1. N-MASS 木材;木料;木头
        Wood is the material which forms the trunks and branches of trees.
        1. Their dishes were made of wood...
          他们的盘子是木制的。
        2. There was a smell of damp wood and machine oil.
          有潮湿的木料和机油的气味。
        3. ...a short piece of wood.
          一块短木料
      2. N-COUNT 树林,林子(美国英语通常用woods)
        A wood is a fairly large area of trees growing near each other. You can refer to one or several of these areas as woods, and this is the usual form in American English.
        1. After dinner Alice slipped away for a walk in the woods with Artie...
          晚餐后艾利斯溜出去跟阿蒂到林子里散步。
        2. About a mile to the west of town he came upon a large wood.
          他在镇子以西约一英里处偶遇一大片林地。
      3. See also: dead wood
      4. PHRASE 仍未摆脱困境(或问题)
        If something or someone is not out of the woods yet, they are still having difficulties or problems.
        1. The nation's economy is not out of the woods yet.
          该国经济尚未摆脱困境。
      5. CONVENTION 上天保佑(表示希望继续走好运)
        You can say 'touch wood' in British English, or 'knock on wood' in American English, to indicate that you hope to have good luck in something you are doing, usually after saying that you have been lucky with it so far.
        1. She's never even been to the doctor's, touch wood...
          她从未看过病,希望她一直好运。
        2. Touch wood, I've been lucky enough to avoid any other serious injuries.
          老天保佑,我一直很幸运,别的重伤都躲过了。
      6. your neck of the woods → see: neck

      双语例句

      1. I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree
        最近我从一棵冬青树上弄了些木料。
      2. Strips of wood are bonded together and moulded by machine.
        木板条被黏合在一起并用机器压模成型。
      3. They make the charcoal by burying wood in the ground and then slowly burning it.
        他们通过把木材埋到地下缓慢燃烧来获取木炭。
      4. The drawing is transferred onto the wood by means of carbon paper.
        这幅画是通过复写纸印到木头上的。
      5. I picked up a piece of wood and started carving.
        我拿起一块木头,开始雕刻起来。
      6. He was burning wood chips to make charcoal
        他在用碎木头烧制木炭。
      7. Today, oil and natural gas have replaced coal and wood in most areas.
        如今在大部分地区,燃油和天然气已经取代了煤炭和木头。
      8. Unlike wine, brandy matures only in wood, not glass.
        和葡萄酒不同的是,白兰地只能在木制容器而非玻璃容器里酿制。
      9. He had painted all the wood with metallic silver paint
        他给所有的木材都涂上了一层闪耀着金属光泽的银漆。
      10. Many are employed in the prison's wood and metalwork factories.
        许多人受雇于监狱的木材和金属加工厂。
      11. I stepped over a broken piece of wood
        我跨过一块破木头。
      12. Some bowls were made of pottery and wood.
        一些碗是用陶土和木头制成的。
      13. I found wood carving satisfying.
        我觉得木雕能给人带来满足感。
      14. The floor was covered with shavings from his wood carvings.
        地上满是他刻木雕时落下的碎屑。
      15. The wood had been recently polished to bring back the shine.
        木头最近经过抛光又恢复了光泽。
      16. The wood had been painted to simulate stone
        木头上刷了漆以看起来像块石头。
      17. Birch trees sprouted from the rubble and grew into a dense young wood.
        桦树从瓦砾中长出来,形成了一片茂密的新林。
      18. I shut the shed door and wedged it with a log of wood
        我关上小屋的门,并用一根木棍将门楔住。
      19. Their dishes were made of wood
        他们的盘子是木制的。
      20. There was a smell of damp wood and machine oil.
        有潮湿的木料和机油的气味。
      21. After dinner Alice slipped away for a walk in the woods with Artie
        晚餐后艾利斯溜出去跟阿蒂到林子里散步。
      22. About a mile to the west of town he came upon a large wood.
        他在镇子以西约一英里处偶遇一大片林地。
      23. The nation's economy is not out of the woods yet.
        该国经济尚未摆脱困境。
      24. She's never even been to the doctor's, touch wood
        她从未看过病,希望她一直好运。
      25. Touch wood, I've been lucky enough to avoid any other serious injuries.
        老天保佑,我一直很幸运,别的重伤都躲过了。
      26. To this class of substance belong mica, porcelain, quartz, glass, wood, etc.
        属于这类物质的有云母、瓷器、石英、玻璃、木材等等。
      27. Is this wood dry enough to burn?
        这木柴干得可以烧了吗?
      28. He ignited the wood with a band of hay.
        他用一把干草引燃了这些木柴。
      29. The chief handicrafts of this country are pottery and wood carving.
        这个国家的主要手工艺是制陶和木雕。
      30. Can you knock this nail into the wood?
        你能把这钉子敲进木头里去吗?

      习惯用语

      n.

        not see the wood for the trees

      • 见树不见林
        to not see or understand the main point about sth, because you are paying too much attention to small details
        1. not out of the woods

        2. 尚未摆脱困境;尚未渡过难关
          not yet free from difficulties or problems
          1. knock on wood

            knock on wood

            neck of the woods

          2. 某地方;某地区
            a particular place or area
            1. He's from your neck of the woods (= the area where you live) .
              他是你那一带的人。
          3. touch wood

          4. (表示希望继续走好运)
            used when you have just mentioned some way in which you have been lucky in the past, to avoid bringing bad luck
            1. I've been driving for over 20 years and never had an accident─touch wood!
              我开车20多年从来没出过车祸,但愿老走好运!

          英英释义

          noun

          1. a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots
            1. metal woods are now standard

          2. any wind instrument other than the brass instruments

              Synonym:    woodwindwoodwind instrument

            1. the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

                Synonym:    forestwoods

              1. the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees